In half-wave rectification, if the input frequency is 60 Hz, then the output frequency would be:
NEET 2022 — Physics
All 50 Physics questions we hold from this paper, of the 199 on the site for this sitting — every option and the answer key. 4 marks each, −1 for a wrong answer.
Physics
45 questions, one correct option each. +4 for a correct answer, −1 for a wrong one, nothing for a blank.
Q1openSemiconductor Electronics · p-n junction diode, rectifiers, Zener diode
- A.120 Hz
- B.Zero
- C.30 Hz
- D.60 Hz✓
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Q2openCurrent Electricity · Ohm's law, resistivity, temperature dependence
As the temperature increases, the electrical resistance:
- A.Decreases for conductors but increases for semiconductors
- B.Increases for both conductors and semiconductors
- C.Decreases for both conductors and semiconductors
- D.Increases for conductors but decreases for semiconductors✓
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Q3openAtoms · Hydrogen spectrum and energy levels
Let T1 and T2 be the energy of an electron in the first and second excited states of hydrogen atoms, respectively. According to Bohr's model of an atom, the ratio T1:T2 is:
- A.9 : 4✓
- B.1 : 4
- C.4 : 1
- D.4 : 9
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Q4openMechanical Properties of Fluids · Surface tension, capillarity, excess pressure
If a soap bubble expands, the pressure inside the bubble:
- A.Is equal to the atmospheric pressure
- B.Decreases✓
- C.Increases
- D.Remains the same
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Q5openNuclei · Radioactivity and decay law
In the given nuclear reaction, the element X is:
1122Na→X+e++ν
- A.1222Mg
- B.1123Na
- C.1023Ne
- D.1022Ne✓
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Q6openCurrent Electricity · Ohm's law, resistivity, temperature dependence
A copper wire of length 10 m and radius (π10−2) m has electrical resistance of 10Ω. The current density in the wire for an electric field strength of 10 V/m is:
- A.105 A/m2✓
- B.104 A/m2
- C.106 A/m2
- D.10−5 A/m2
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Q7openWork, Energy and Power · Power and vertical circular motion
The energy that will be ideally radiated by a 100 kW transmitter in 1 hour is:
- A.1×105 J
- B.36×107 J✓
- C.36×104 J
- D.36×105 J
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Q8openUnits and Measurements · SI units, dimensions and dimensional analysis
Plane angle and solid angle have:
- A.Both units and dimensions
- B.Units but no dimensions✓
- C.Dimensions but no units
- D.No units and no dimensions
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Q9openSystem of Particles and Rotational Motion · Centre of mass and its motion
Two objects of mass 10 kg and 20 kg respectively are connected to the two ends of a rigid rod of length 10 m with negligible mass. The distance of the centre of mass of the system from the 10 kg mass is:
- A.5 m
- B.310 m
- C.320 m✓
- D.10 m
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Q10openMechanical Properties of Fluids · Viscosity, Stokes' law, terminal velocity
A spherical ball is dropped in a long column of a highly viscous liquid. The curve in the graph shown, which represents the speed of the ball (v) as a function of time (t), is:

- A.D
- B.A
- C.B✓
- D.C
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Q11openElectromagnetic Waves · Displacement current and Maxwell's equations (qualitative)
When light propagates through a material medium of relative permittivity εr and relative permeability μr, the velocity of light v is given by (c = velocity of light in vacuum):
- A.v=εrμrc✓
- B.v=c
- C.v=εrμr
- D.v=μrεr
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Q12openSystem of Particles and Rotational Motion · Torque, angular momentum and their conservation
The angular speed of a flywheel moving with uniform angular acceleration changes from 1200 rpm to 3120 rpm in 16 seconds. The angular acceleration in rad/s2 is:
- A.104π
- B.2π
- C.4π✓
- D.12π
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Q13openMoving Charges and Magnetism · Biot–Savart and Ampère's laws
Given below are two statements:
Statement I: Biot–Savart's law gives us the expression for the magnetic field strength of an infinitesimal current element (Idl) of a current-carrying conductor only.
Statement II: Biot–Savart's law is analogous to Coulomb's inverse square law of charge q, with the former being related to the field produced by a scalar source, Idl, while the latter being produced by a vector source, q.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
- A.Statement I is incorrect and Statement II is correct
- B.Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
- C.Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
- D.Statement I is correct and Statement II is incorrect✓
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Q14openUnits and Measurements · SI units, dimensions and dimensional analysis
The dimensions [MLT−2A−2] belong to the:
- A.Electric permittivity
- B.Magnetic flux
- C.Self inductance
- D.Magnetic permeability✓
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Q15openWave Optics · Interference and Young's double slit
In a Young's double slit experiment, a student observes 8 fringes in a certain segment of the screen when monochromatic light of 600 nm wavelength is used. If the wavelength of light is changed to 400 nm, then the number of fringes he would observe in the same region of the screen is:
- A.12✓
- B.6
- C.8
- D.9
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Q16openSystem of Particles and Rotational Motion · Moment of inertia, theorems of axes
The ratio of the radius of gyration of a thin uniform disc about an axis passing through its centre and normal to its plane to the radius of gyration of the disc about its diameter is:
- A.1:2
- B.2 : 1
- C.2:1✓
- D.4 : 1
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Q17openMoving Charges and Magnetism · Biot–Savart and Ampère's laws
A long solenoid of radius 1 mm has 100 turns per mm. If 1 A current flows in the solenoid, the magnetic field strength at the centre of the solenoid is:
- A.6.28×10−4 T
- B.6.28×10−2 T
- C.12.56×10−2 T✓
- D.12.56×10−4 T
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Q18openWork, Energy and Power · Power and vertical circular motion
An electric lift with a maximum load of 2000 kg (lift + passengers) is moving up with a constant speed of 1.5 ms−1. The frictional force opposing the motion is 3000 N. The minimum power delivered by the motor to the lift in watts is (g=10 ms−2):
- A.23500
- B.23000
- C.20000
- D.34500✓
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Q19openAlternating Current · AC through R, L, C and LCR circuits
The peak voltage of the ac source is equal to:
- A.21 times the rms value of the ac source
- B.The value of voltage supplied to the circuit
- C.The rms value of the ac source
- D.2 times the rms value of the ac source✓
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Q20openCurrent Electricity · Ohm's law, resistivity, temperature dependence
Two resistors of resistance 100Ω and 200Ω are connected in parallel in an electrical circuit. The ratio of the thermal energy developed in 100Ω to that in 200Ω in a given time is:
- A.4 : 1
- B.1 : 2
- C.2 : 1✓
- D.1 : 4
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Q21openGravitation · Newton's law of gravitation, g and its variation
A body of mass 60 g experiences a gravitational force of 3.0 N when placed at a particular point. The magnitude of the gravitational field intensity at that point is:
- A.180 N/kg
- B.0.05 N/kg
- C.50 N/kg✓
- D.20 N/kg
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Q22openRay Optics and Optical Instruments · Reflection and refraction, mirror and lens formulae
A light ray falls on a glass surface of refractive index 3 at an angle of 60∘. The angle between the refracted and reflected rays would be:
- A.120°
- B.30°
- C.60°
- D.90°✓
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Q23openSemiconductor Electronics · p-n junction diode, rectifiers, Zener diode
In the given circuits (a), (b) and (c), the potential drop across the two p-n junctions are equal in:

- A.Both circuits (a) and (c)✓
- B.Circuit (a) only
- C.Circuit (b) only
- D.Circuit (c) only
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Q24openThermodynamics · Thermodynamic processes: isothermal, adiabatic, isobaric, isochoric
An ideal gas undergoes four different processes from the same initial state as shown in the figure below. Those processes are adiabatic, isothermal, isobaric and isochoric. The curve which represents the adiabatic process among 1, 2, 3 and 4 is:

- A.4
- B.1
- C.2✓
- D.3
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Q25openElectrostatic Potential and Capacitance · Potential and potential energy of charges and dipoles
The angle between the electric lines of force and the equipotential surface is:
- A.180°
- B.0°
- C.45°
- D.90°✓
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Q26openMotion in a Straight Line · Displacement, velocity, acceleration; graphs
The displacement–time graphs of two moving particles make angles of 30∘ and 45∘ with the x-axis as shown in the figure. The ratio of their respective velocities is:

- A.1:3✓
- B.3:1
- C.1 : 1
- D.1 : 2
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Q27openMotion in a Straight Line · Equations of uniformly accelerated motion
The ratio of the distances travelled by a freely falling body in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th second is:
- A.1 : 1 : 1 : 1
- B.1 : 2 : 3 : 4
- C.1 : 4 : 9 : 16
- D.1 : 3 : 5 : 7✓
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Q28openLaws of Motion · Newton's laws, inertia, impulse and momentum
A shell of mass m is at rest initially. It explodes into three fragments having masses in the ratio 2 : 2 : 1. If the fragments having equal mass fly off along mutually perpendicular directions with speed v, the speed of the third (lighter) fragment is:
- A.32v
- B.v
- C.2v
- D.22v✓
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Q29openRay Optics and Optical Instruments · Reflection and refraction, mirror and lens formulae
A biconvex lens has radii of curvature 20 cm each. If the refractive index of the material of the lens is 1.5, the power of the lens is:
- A.Infinity
- B.+2 D
- C.+20 D
- D.+5 D✓
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Q30openDual Nature of Radiation and Matter · Matter waves and de Broglie wavelength
The graph which shows the variation of the de Broglie wavelength (λ) of a particle and its associated momentum (p) is:

- A.Graph (1)✓
- B.Graph (2)
- C.Graph (3)
- D.Graph (4)
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Q31openDual Nature of Radiation and Matter · Photoelectric effect and Einstein's equation
When two monochromatic lights of frequency ν and 2ν are incident on a photoelectric metal, their stopping potentials become 2Vs and Vs respectively. The threshold frequency for this metal is:
- A.23ν✓
- B.2ν
- C.3ν
- D.32ν
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Q32openElectromagnetic Waves · Electromagnetic spectrum
Match List-I with List-II.
| List-I (Electromagnetic waves) | List-II (Wavelength) |
|---|---|
| (a) AM radio waves | (i) 10−10 m |
| (b) Microwaves | (ii) 102 m |
| (c) Infrared radiations | (iii) 10−2 m |
| (d) X-rays | (iv) 10−4 m |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- A.(a)-(ii), (b)-(iii), (c)-(iv), (d)-(i)✓
- B.(a)-(iv), (b)-(iii), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
- C.(a)-(iii), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iv)
- D.(a)-(iii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(ii), (d)-(i)
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Q33openElectromagnetic Induction · Faraday's and Lenz's laws
A square loop of side 1 m and resistance 1Ω is placed in a magnetic field of 0.5 T. If the plane of the loop is perpendicular to the direction of the magnetic field, the magnetic flux through the loop is:
- A.Zero weber
- B.2 weber
- C.0.5 weber✓
- D.1 weber
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Q34openElectrostatic Potential and Capacitance · Conductors and dielectrics
Two hollow conducting spheres of radii R1 and R2 (R1≫R2) have equal charges. The potential would be:
- A.Dependent on the material property of the sphere
- B.More on the bigger sphere
- C.More on the smaller sphere✓
- D.Equal on both the spheres
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Q35openWaves · Transverse and longitudinal waves, speed of a wave
If the initial tension on a stretched string is doubled, then the ratio of the initial and final speeds of a transverse wave along the string is:
- A.1 : 2
- B.1 : 1
- C.2:1
- D.1:2✓
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Q36openOscillations · Spring–mass system and simple pendulum
Two pendulums of length 121 cm and 100 cm start vibrating in phase. At some instant, the two are at their mean position in the same phase. The minimum number of vibrations of the shorter pendulum after which the two are again in phase at the mean position is:
- A.8
- B.11✓
- C.9
- D.10
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Q37openAlternating Current · Resonance, power and power factor
A series LCR circuit with inductance 10 H, capacitance 10μF and resistance 50Ω is connected to an ac source of voltage V=200sin(100t) volt. If the resonant frequency of the LCR circuit is ν0 and the frequency of the ac source is ν, then:
- A.ν0=100 Hz; ν=π100 Hz
- B.ν0=ν=50 Hz
- C.ν0=ν=π50 Hz✓
- D.ν0=50 Hz; ν=π50 Hz
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Q38openElectromagnetic Induction · Faraday's and Lenz's laws
A big circular coil of 1000 turns and average radius 10 m is rotating about its horizontal diameter at 2 rads−1. If the vertical component of the earth's magnetic field at that place is 2×10−5 T and the electrical resistance of the coil is 12.56Ω, then the maximum induced current in the coil will be:
- A.2 A
- B.0.25 A
- C.1.5 A
- D.1 A✓
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Q39openElectric Charges and Fields · Electric field, field lines, dipole
Two point charges −q and +q are placed at a distance L apart, as shown in the figure. The magnitude of the electric field intensity at a distance R (R≫L) varies as:

- A.R61
- B.R21
- C.R31✓
- D.R41
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Q40openMoving Charges and Magnetism · Biot–Savart and Ampère's laws
From Ampere's circuital law for a long straight wire of circular cross-section carrying a steady current, the variation of the magnetic field in the inside and outside regions of the wire is:
- A.A linearly decreasing function of distance up to the boundary of the wire and then a linearly increasing one for the outside region
- B.Uniform and remains constant for both the regions
- C.A linearly increasing function of distance up to the boundary of the wire and then linearly decreasing for the outside region
- D.A linearly increasing function of distance r up to the boundary of the wire and then a decreasing one with r1 dependence for the outside region✓
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Q41openCurrent Electricity · Kirchhoff's rules, Wheatstone bridge, potentiometer
A Wheatstone bridge is used to determine the value of an unknown resistance X by adjusting the variable resistance Y as shown in the figure. For the most precise measurement of X, the resistances P and Q:

- A.Do not play any significant role
- B.Should be approximately equal to 2X
- C.Should be approximately equal and are small✓
- D.Should be very large and unequal
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Q42openElectrostatic Potential and Capacitance · Capacitors: series, parallel, energy stored
A capacitor of capacitance C=900 pF is charged fully by a 100 V battery B as shown in figure (a). Then it is disconnected from the battery and connected to another uncharged capacitor of capacitance C=900 pF as shown in figure (b). The electrostatic energy stored by the system (b) is:

- A.1.5×10−6 J
- B.4.5×10−6 J
- C.3.25×10−6 J
- D.2.25×10−6 J✓
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Q43openNuclei · Nuclear size, mass defect, binding energy
A nucleus of mass number 189 splits into two nuclei having mass numbers 125 and 64. The ratio of the radii of the two daughter nuclei respectively is:
- A.25 : 16
- B.1 : 1
- C.4 : 5
- D.5 : 4✓
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Q44openKinetic Theory · Ideal gas equation and kinetic interpretation of pressure
The volume occupied by the molecules contained in 4.5 kg of water at STP, if the intermolecular forces vanish away, is:
- A.5.6 m3✓
- B.5.6×106 m3
- C.5.6×103 m3
- D.5.6×10−3 m3
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Q45openSemiconductor Electronics · Logic gates
The truth table for the given logic circuit is:

- A.A B C: 0 0 0 · 0 1 1 · 1 0 0 · 1 1 1
- B.A B C: 0 0 0 · 0 1 1 · 1 0 1 · 1 1 0
- C.A B C: 0 0 1 · 0 1 0 · 1 0 0 · 1 1 1
- D.A B C: 0 0 1 · 0 1 0 · 1 0 1 · 1 1 0✓
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Q46openMotion in a Plane · Projectile motion
A ball is projected with a velocity of 10 ms−1 at an angle of 60∘ with the vertical direction. Its speed at the highest point of its trajectory will be:
- A.10 ms−1
- B.Zero
- C.53 ms−1✓
- D.5 ms−1
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Q47openRay Optics and Optical Instruments · Total internal reflection and prisms
Two transparent media A and B are separated by a plane boundary. The speeds of light in those media are 1.5×108 m/s and 2.0×108 m/s, respectively. The critical angle for a ray of light for these two media is:
- A.tan−1(0.750)
- B.sin−1(0.500)
- C.sin−1(0.750)✓
- D.tan−1(0.500)
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Q48openMechanical Properties of Solids · Young's, bulk and shear moduli; Poisson's ratio
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): The stretching of a spring is determined by the shear modulus of the material of the spring.
Reason (R): A coil spring of copper has more tensile strength than a steel spring of the same dimensions.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
- A.(A) is false but (R) is true
- B.Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
- C.Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
- D.(A) is true but (R) is false✓
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Q49openUnits and Measurements · SI units, dimensions and dimensional analysis
Match List-I with List-II.
| List-I | List-II |
|---|---|
| (a) Gravitational constant (G) | (i) [L2T−2] |
| (b) Gravitational potential energy | (ii) [M−1L3T−2] |
| (c) Gravitational potential | (iii) [LT−2] |
| (d) Gravitational intensity | (iv) [ML2T−2] |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
- A.(a)-(iv), (b)-(ii), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii)
- B.(a)-(ii), (b)-(i), (c)-(iv), (d)-(iii)
- C.(a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(i), (d)-(iii)✓
- D.(a)-(ii), (b)-(iv), (c)-(iii), (d)-(i)
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Q50openUnits and Measurements · Significant figures and errors in measurement
The area of a rectangular field (in m2) of length 55.3 m and breadth 25 m, after rounding off the value to the correct significant digits, is:
- A.14×102✓
- B.138×101
- C.1382
- D.1382.5
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